Liangzhou Governor Zhang Juzheng suppressed his inner restlessness and nodded at Cui Hao's arrogant expression: "That's right! Since Master Cui is here, then please take a good look around. You don't need to worry about other matters."

Cui Hao sneered: "A bunch of barbarians who only know how to fight and kill, do they know how to spend money? Do they know how to provide disaster relief? Do they know how to help the people?"

Kou Jiming was furious and stood up. "Without us, how could you live your life in Kyoto? Without us barbarians, you would have been eaten to pieces by those foreign tribes in the south! You are just a bunch of bastards who can only talk big!"

Cui Hao waited for Kou Jiming to speak out loudly, and immediately seized upon his mistake, intending to pressure Prince Ping to punish him: "This man has committed insubordination. How will Your Majesty punish him?"

The Governor of Liang Province secretly scoffed at Cui Hao's ignorance and arrogance, but outwardly he spoke in a gentle tone, "My Lords, please don't be impulsive! If you have something to say, please talk it over nicely."

Ji Fengshou pulled Zhou to read gossip while looking left and right at the door.

Why hasn’t the doctor come yet?

Cui Hao looked directly at Prince Ping and said, "Since the Emperor has entrusted me with such a heavy responsibility, I will naturally see that this money is used for good purposes before I can return to report with complete peace of mind. I hope that Your Highness will fully support me and not disobey the Emperor's orders. Those who are ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth and do not understand the hierarchy of superiors and subordinates should be stripped of their positions and exiled to guard the city gates!"

Although the two were of the same rank, he considered himself a Beijing official and a scholar, so he naturally did not take Kou Jiming seriously.

He kept using the Emperor to pressure Prince Ping. Zhang Juzheng looked at him with a smile, "That's right. Lord Cui has been appointed as the Pacification Envoy at such a young age. It's clear that he is highly regarded by the Emperor. I just wonder how Lord Cui plans to use this disaster relief money?"

"Could it be that, like a few days ago, you're going to use the relief money to buy rice and give porridge to the people at the city gate? If that's the case, I wonder how much silver Lord Cui plans to donate to us? You know this little relief money isn't enough to feed you porridge for a month."

Zhang Juzheng's words were polite, but they made Cui Hao's face turn ugly, and he no longer had the arrogance he had before.

He kindly ordered people to distribute porridge at the city gate, but these unruly people not only did not express their gratitude, but instead shouted that it would be better to exchange the spare money for coarse grains and distribute it to them!

What a miserable life!

King Ping's expression remained calm.

Anyway, the fact that he was not favored by the emperor was known to the whole court, so it was normal that there were always a few court officials who looked down on him.

"Alright! I think you're a complete idiot too! If your aunt wasn't Concubine Cui, how could you have gotten to this point? Do you know how much coarse grains you can buy with the price of one dou of rice, and how many people it can feed? Do you know how much a brick costs to rebuild the people's damaged fields and property, and the burned-down shops in the city?"

"You know nothing and you're still giving orders. Get out of here!"

King Ping waved his hand impatiently and asked him to leave.

This was the first time Cui Hao was accused of relying on his aunt's connections to rise to power. He was furious, his face reddening with anger. "I, Cui Hao, studied diligently for over a decade, passed the imperial examination, and officially entered the Hanlin Academy. It took another decade of hard work to get to where I am today. I will not tolerate such an insult! I must make myself clear today!"

He was so excited that his voice was sharp and unpleasant.

Ji Changying felt like someone was buzzing in her ear like a fly. She opened her eyes and stared at Cui Hao who was in the middle of the room: "Shut up!"

Upon hearing this, Cui Hao turned around in anger, realizing that an outsider had sneaked in. He immediately shouted at King Ping, "How ridiculous!"

"I had no idea the Liangzhou government office was so heavily guarded. How could an outsider sit here and listen in openly in this important area of ​​the government office?!"

Ji Changying looked at the fan pointing at her nose and reached out to fold it.

"Click"

The fan made of jade and brocade was broken just like that.

Cui Hao jumped up and down: "How dare you break my fan? Come! Drag this troublemaker out!"

Zhang Juzheng and Kou Jiming looked at each other with their eyes and noses, as if nothing had happened.

King Ping looked at the sky and the earth, but he didn't look at the two men.

Seeing that they didn't say anything, the other yamen runners naturally pretended not to hear anything.

Cui Hao was screaming so loudly that it gave Ji Changying a headache.

She stood up, grabbed Cui Hao by the collar, threw him to the ground, clenched her fist and punched him in the face: "I told you to shut up! Don't you understand?!"

Cui Hao struggled to look at Prince Ping: "Your Majesty! I am an official appointed by the imperial court!"

King Ping felt relieved when he saw Cui Hao's face swollen after being punched.

He winked at Kou Jiming and pointed towards the door.

Kou Jiming understood: "Oh! Lord Cui's subordinates have been taken away for treatment. We don't know how they are doing yet! I'll go and take a look!"

Zhang Juzheng stretched out his hand: "Don't panic, we are together!"

As they talked, they walked to the door and considerately closed the door of the hall.

"You! You did it on purpose! You murdered an official of the imperial court, and your entire clan shall be executed!"

Cui Hao was furious and tried to pry Ji Changying's hands that were grabbing his collar, but those hands were like iron pliers and he couldn't move them no matter how hard he tried.

Ji Changying lashed out at his face: "You're the only one who talks too much!"

"You're the only one who talks too much!..."

King Ping picked up the tea and drank it while watching the show.

He is not in a position to hit others, but he feels good when he sees someone hitting him.

Ji Fengshou watched his daughter beat the man until he turned into a pig's head, then he quickly stepped forward to hold her back and said, "My dear daughter, you are tired, let's take a break."

Cui Hao's mouth was full of blood foam after being slapped. He could no longer utter a word and lay on the ground with dead fish eyes.

Ji Changying felt that the annoying noise had finally died down, and she slumped back into her chair, staring blankly at the ground.

My brain is completely offline.

Prince Ping then slowly put down his teacup, stepped forward, and looked down. "Oh my God! Sir Cui, are you okay? I'll have someone call a doctor right away!"

Prince Ping strode to the door, where Zhang Juzheng and Kou Jiming were both standing.

"Your Highness, what do you mean?" Kou Jiming asked in a low voice.

Prince Ping coughed dryly. "What are you talking about? The child's brain is fried. How can he, a grown man, still argue with a child?"

Zhang Juzheng laughed heartily, stroking his beard with great satisfaction: "I suppose that must be Miss Ji?"

Kou Jiming gave a thumbs up: "Old Zhang has good taste. He recognized my niece at first sight..."

The three of them stood at the door and talked in low voices. Zhonglizhou and Mr. Huang hurried over.

"You three are standing there acting like gate gods! Get out of the way!"

Old Huang was running and shouting with the medicine box in his hand. He was very unhappy when he saw three people standing at the door.

As soon as he arrived at the door, he pushed it open and walked in. At a glance, he saw Ji Changying sitting on a chair with empty eyes and a dull expression.

"Hey, I haven't seen her for a while. Has this kid become stupid?" Mr. Huang couldn't help laughing when he saw her like this.